Demographic and Labor Potential as the Factors of Agroecotourism Development in Belarus (on the Example of Brest and Grodno Regions)

• Main Authors: Liudmila Fakeyeva, Aliaksei Shadrakou
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie 2016-12-01
• Series: Prace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego
• Subjects: agroecotourism; Belarus; Brest Region; demographic potential; Grodno region
• Online Access: https://prace-kgp.up.krakow.pl/article/view/3330

In the following article demographic development is analysed as a factor of agroecotourism development in Belarus with special emphasis on Brest and Grodno Regions as areas with the highest potential for rural tourism progress and expansion. The potential role for rural tourism development of demographic potential, labor resources and settlement system is revealed. The demographic development of Belarusian rural areas is presented for the period of 1970–2013. The article aims to work out the typology of districts in accordance with peculiarities of demographic development during this period. The article also aims to trace the main factors of demographic spatial inequality in rural areas in Belarus.